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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers don’t give high marks to introverts who don’t speak in class, argue their thoughts, or ask for the rec. [/quote]

But some do let the loud mouth extroverts dominate the conversation and reprimand those who try to interrupt or interject to get a word in edgewise, which shuts them up.[/quote]

Some teachers, not many though, find subtle ways to engage introverted students in meaningful ways.

Being introverted is mostly genetic character trait and these students can still offer a lot when given the opportunity.

For example, asking students to email them each week with questions/ areas of special interest to deep dive into - so they do not have to compete with loud students to focus attention on pets of curriculum that pique their interest.

This sounds trite, but not calling on the same five students and keeping a log of who has contributed to try and keep inputs more even.

Making class room safe for different types of personalities by validating different forms of engagement. For example, submitting observations in writing as well as speaking up.

Probably veteran quality teachers have more ways they manage introverts. Quality of teachers makes a huge difference for introverted students.[/quote]

Some of my best students have been introverts, at all ages from middle school and up. Corresponding with them privately often reveals a wide range of interests and a desire for extra work. Their submitted work is often superior in part because they aren't friend-focused 24/7 so they focus better on schoolwork. And finally, teachers learn to cold call as much as asking for volunteers to answer, including everyone at one point or another.

These crass generalizations about teachers and introverts are shallow at best.[/quote]

You are one teacher, I am talking about our experiences with two introverted children at seven different public and private schools.

In our experience, at least half, if not more, of  the teachers need more training in creating safe spaces for introverts to participate in meaningful ways. I have even heard teachers confidently  declare that introverts ar boring. Others place emphasis on class participation without creating safe spaces for quieter students to to do so.

I am not sure what you find crass about experienced parents describing  room experiences that shut down their introverted children.

The implication for this thread is that I am not confident that giving teachers too much control over qualitative evaluations in place of GPAs will serve all students well.  I am sure it could serve some students well but by no means all.[/quote]

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